According to the Bishop of the Diocese of Alajuela, monseñor Ángel Sancasimiro, is Pope Benedict XVI visits Mexico in January 2009, there is the strong possibility that the Pontiff may make his way to Costa Rica.The monseñor made his comments on Radio América.
The Pope has been invited to stop in Costa Rica by the Grupo Extra in a letter to monseñor Ángel Sancasimiro who said he forwarded it to the Pope, who was very pleased to have received, among the many he letters he receives regularly, from a press group.
"I told his Holy Father, that the group does not have long history in the communications field but has always been objective with its reporting of the church's views", said monseñor Ángel Sancasimiro.
Grupo Extra publishes what it calls the "most sold" newspaper in the country, Diario Extra, in addition to the Prensa Libre and its radio broadcasts on Radio América and television station Extra 42.
The monseñor added that the Pope was pleased with the invitation and said that the press should always be on the side of the truth.
The monseñor added that he told the Pope "they desire that, if you can visit Costa Rica, to have the gift of your presence".
The monseñor said that he cannot commit himself to if the Pope will visit Costa Rica when he visits Mexico City to attend the 2009 World Meeting of Families, which will have as its theme, “The family: teacher of human and Christian values".
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(Source: InsideCostaRica.com)